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Today the railway and the A41 are the most important communications links in the region. Tring has recently become more residential and people commuting to London every day use the railway's basic hourly service and extra services during the rush-hour.
Surveys carried out by various members of the group showed that the bulk of the traffic was "through-traffic" which found the route through Tring the most efficient. Most local traffic was represented by delivery vehicles, private vehicles and public transport vehicles. A local bus service did run linking the town with the station but most services linked Tring with such places as Aylesbury, Chesham and Watford.
Tring's importance as a routeway for road transport is declining however, as a result of the route to the Midlands via M1 coming into existence. The communications pattern of Tring is gradually changing from fast through traffic to one based on the local needs of an ever-expanding residential population.
P.J. Maddams